[Dovecot] disable_plaintext_auth = no as no effect on IMAP/POP3 logins

2012-06-14 Thread Mikkel
Hello In my installation the disable_plaintext_auth does not appear to take effect. I can see that the value is correct using doveconf -a but it doesn't change anything. Whenever attempting to log in using IMAP I get this: * BAD [ALERT] Plaintext authentication not allowed without SSL/TLS,

Re: [Dovecot] disable_plaintext_auth = no as no effect on IMAP/POP3 logins

2012-06-14 Thread Mikkel
I just found the solution by coincidence. It appears there is a configuration file named: /etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf In that file the following line was active ssl = required That setting apparently overrides what disable_plaintext_auth has to say. After commenting out the ssl=required